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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nobili's rings

· No·bi·li's rings · IPA
01 Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be produced by touching wit…
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    Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be produced by touching with a pointed zinc rod a silver plate on which is a solution of copper sulphate.(Physics)